http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:14:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/the-burmese-era/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/the-burmese-era/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:36:13 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=811 In 1615, the Burmese King of Ava reestablished control over Lanna, which lasted for more than a century. Actual Burmese presence in the north, however, remained minimal and had very little effect on most of the population. The darkest period in the history of the north began with the rebellion of General Thip, who defeated [...]]]> In 1615, the Burmese King of Ava reestablished control over Lanna, which lasted for more than a century. Actual Burmese presence in the north, however, remained minimal and had very little effect on most of the population. The darkest period in the history of the north began with the rebellion of General Thip, who defeated a Burmese army and proclaimed himself King of Lampang in 1727. His successors eventually ruled in the 19th century, but before that, the King of Ava sent army after army into Lanna and Siam.  After the fall of Ayutthaya, Kawila of Lampang and King Taksin of Thonburi joined forces against the Burmese.  Having reconquered Chiang Mai in 1776, however, the Thais were forced to abandon the impoverished city. Lanna and Laos were decimated by the endless war; towns such as Chiang Saen, Luang Prabang and Vientiane, previously spared by the Burmese, were destroyed by the Thais to prevent their recapture. The strain, accumulated over many hard-fought battles, took its toll on Taksin and affected his mental health. He becamc eccentric and cruel toward his subordinates. In 1782, an elite group of officials led by Phya San rebelled, forcing Taksin to abdicate.

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/the-burmese-era/feed/ 0 http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/king-mengrai/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/king-mengrai/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:14:44 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=802 Unification of the small northern principalities was achieved by King Mengrai, a Ngong Yang chief of mixed Thai and Lawa blood.  Embarking on a grand scheme for conquering the whole region, he founded Chiang Rai, seized Haripunchai in 1292, annexed Payao and, in 1296, founded his new capital of Chiang Mai.  He thus established the [...]]]> Unification of the small northern principalities was achieved by King Mengrai, a Ngong Yang chief of mixed Thai and Lawa blood.  Embarking on a grand scheme for conquering the whole region, he founded Chiang Rai, seized Haripunchai in 1292, annexed Payao and, in 1296, founded his new capital of Chiang Mai.  He thus established the powerful Lanna kingdom, which was to last for 600 years before being annexed by Siam.  For a considerable period, toward the end of the kingdom, it was in effect under Burmese or Central Thai control.

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